In the sixth round of the league, Manchester City visited Villa Park to face Aston Villa.

Aston Villa are currently ninth in the standings, and their results in the Premier League in recent years have also been in the middle and lower reaches, with more than relegation and lack of progress.

Originally, in the face of this kind of middle and lower teams, Manchester City should have a very dominant advantage.

But Aston Villa are a very special team, they love fouls so much!

After the first five rounds of the Premier League, Aston Villa has received 21 yellow cards, an average of 4.2 per game.

Arsene Wenger's Arsenal have suffered big losses at their hands, while Liverpool and Chelsea have also won very badly against them.

If there's one team in the middle and lower reaches that the giants don't want to come up against, Aston Villa is certainly on the list.

Faced with such a foul-penchant team, Manchester City made some changes to their starting line-up.

They are on the verge of taking on Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich in midweek and Pellegrini is not expecting any injuries ahead of this game.

Therefore, he changed a large number of substitutes to play, and his tactics were more conservative, playing defensive counterattacks in the opponent's away game.

Aston Villa fans booed disdainfully when they saw the Premier League top of the table at home and were too scared to attack.

And when the Aston Villa players saw this scene, they puffed up their chests with pride and pride written on their faces.

See, the top teams are intimidated by us!

What is deterrence!

That's what deterrence is called!

As a result, Aston Villa unceremoniously launched an attack on Manchester City, hoping to take out the opponent in one go.

As it turned out, City's substitutes were no worse than the opposing starters.

Although Aston Villa did everything they could, attacking for 45 minutes, they did not score a single goal.

On the contrary, it was Manchester City who were about to end the first half, and an attack instigated by Xavi Garcia assisted team-mate Jovetic to complete the goal.

Manuel Pellegrini was very pleased with the performance of his disciples and gave high-fives to the players one by one at the end of the first half.

On the other hand, the Aston Villa manager couldn't be happier.

The top of the list actually played a defensive counterattack, do you want to be faced?

And the outside world criticizes us for playing dirty football and fouling.

But in the first half, it was Manchester City who ate the most cards, well, we only got one yellow card, and the opposite side got three!

Cover the name of the team, change the team uniform, I don't know, I think Manchester City is Aston Villa!

Manuel Pellegrini didn't care about that, he was very happy with his disciples' performance in the first half.

The Carabao Cup and FA Cup are just around the corner, and Manchester City are on the verge of facing a four-tier battle.

In this case, it is definitely not possible to rely on the main lineup to win the world, and the players will be tired to death.

Therefore, he intends to give the substitutes more playing time so that they can play in the cup competition and relieve the pressure on the team to fight on multiple fronts.

Manchester City's main goal this season is to do well in the league title and Champions League, as far as the domestic cup competition is concerned.

If he can reach the final, then he may consider changing to the main team to play, if he doesn't make it to the final, then he can just use the substitute to play all the time, at most occasionally change one or two main players to find his form.

In short, the cup competition must not be allowed to drag down the team's record.

"You played very well in the first half, continue to play like this in the second half, the defense has to be intense, as long as you don't get a red card, hold on for 75 minutes, I will send the main force to finish the game!"

There were as many as six substitutes on the pitch in this game: Xavi Garcia, Richards, Jovetic, Negredo, Klich, Milner and others are all players who rarely start.

City's attacking players up front, with the exception of Keylor Navas, were almost all on the bench.

Manuel Pellegrini intends to let them warm up in the second half and find their form in order to take on the mighty Bayern Munich.

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At half-time, there were no substitutions for either side.

After the start of the second half, Aston Villa's style of play was very targeted.

After figuring out who the core of City's group of substitutes was, they sent people to limit Keylor Navas and Garcia and prevent them from passing and receiving the ball.

This move made Manchester City's attack a little unplayable, and the consequence of the lack of attacking strength was that the pressure on the defense increased in a straight line.

Unable to feel the threat of Manchester City's attack, the Aston Villa backfield players boldly pressed past the midfield and joined the attack.

The increase in numbers has led to an increase in their attacking threat and City's backline has become a bit precarious.

In the 51st minute of the game, Aston Villa pulled a goal back through Al Amadi, and the two sides returned to the same running line.

Fortunately, Manuel Pellegrini made a timely substitution, bringing on Yaya Toure to improve the control of the midfield.

After Yaya Toure came on the pitch, the hardness and defensive intensity of Manchester City's midfield improved.

The offense also picked up quickly.

In the 56th minute, Yaya Toure set up Negredo to score a goal with a long ball to give City the lead again.

After this assist, Yaya Toure was excited!

It's a great feeling to be the commander and the heart of the midfield!

He's the big brother on the field, and the whole team is almost revolving around him, and this feeling is really a long time coming!

Since Lin Quan came to the team, he hasn't enjoyed this kind of treatment for a long time!

On the sidelines, seeing that his teammates had scored, Lin Quan also gave applause to the two.

Yaya Toure was a little surprised by this pass just now, this long pass was of high quality, and it was definitely not blinded from the point of view of footwork.

But why don't you see him contribute such a good long pass in the game?

After helping his teammates with assists, Yaya Toure didn't seem to be content with that.

He began to ask frequently, attacking with the ball himself, as if he wanted to score goals himself.

Aston Villa were struggling to control their midfield when Yaya Toure came up with the ball himself.

Then they're welcome!

In a matter of moments, several players besieged Yaya Toure and pressed Yaya Toure to steal.

Although Yaya Toure's ability to protect the ball is good, so many people force him to grab one, and no matter how strong his ball protection ability is, he can't bear it.

The ball was lost very quickly!

And conceding a goal at this time is very fatal for Manchester City, because Yaya Toure is not in his defensive position.

"Retreat, retreat!"

On the sidelines, after Pellegrini saw the conceded ball, he immediately realized the danger and shouted loudly at the players on the field.

Manchester City's players are already dropping out, but the speed of people is not as fast as the ball!

The Aston Villa players wasted no time and quickly got the ball to the feet of the attacking players up front.

Their winger, Bakuna, shook off defenders with his great speed and blasted through the Manchester City goal!

2:2！

The score was equalized again!

However, that wasn't the worst of all, as two minutes later, Aston Villa repeated their old tricks to break the ball from Yaya Toure's feet and score again in almost the same way as before.

The score became 3:2, and Aston Villa, playing at home, led Manchester City at the top of the table by one goal.

If the game were to end with that scoreline, City's five-game winning streak would end at the hands of Aston Villa.

After the goal, the Aston Villa players and fans alike were in a frenzy of celebration.

They didn't expect the team to win against the mighty Manchester City, and before the game, the best idea in the hearts of Villa was nothing more than to draw at home and end the opponent's winning streak!

But the reality turned out to surprise them, they actually led Manchester City at home!

This gave the Villas a glimpse of the light of day!

The visitors, for their part, saw the team concede two goals in a row in three minutes, and in almost the same way.

Even the Chilean engineer, who is known for his good temper, couldn't help but get angry at Yaya Toure at this time.

"Why leave your place? Damn, it's a midfielder, not a striker! ”

In the face of the coach's accusations, Yaya Toure lowered his head and did not argue.

He himself was a little confused, why was the script different from what he imagined?

In his vision, with his playmaking skills and strong offensive ability, he can help the team continue to extend the lead after taking the ball, so that the head coach can fully realize his talent on the offensive end.

But the result?

He screwed up!

Not to mention the lack of goals, it directly caused the team to concede two goals in a row.

In a fit of rage, Pellegrini almost replaced Yaya Toure, who had just been substituted for a short time.

However, under the dissuasion of the assistant coach, he still dismissed this idea.

At this time, if Yaya Toure is replaced, the humiliation of the players is too great, and the two sides will be completely torn apart.

Yaya Toure may have made mistakes, but for Manchester City, he is an indispensable and important member of the team until a suitable replacement can be found.

Without him, the defensive ability of Manchester City's midfield will be greatly reduced.

So he resisted the urge and called Lin Quan and Aguero on the bench.

"Lin, you and Aguero go up and there's only one task, and that's to kick the ball into that damn goal."

The two looked at each other and nodded with serious expressions.

"Very good, then let me tell you about the tactical play after you came on the field......

After Pellegrini explained to the two, he only gave them three minutes to warm up before hurriedly replacing them on the field.

At this point, the game time had come to the 75th minute of the second half, and there was not much time left for Manchester City.

Aston Villa's men were in a state of momentum after scoring two goals in a row and will want to replicate their previous success.

After City's kick-off, they launched a frantic press on Manchester City, trying to break the ball at the feet of the opposition and then continue to play counter-attacks.

For Aston Villa's pressing, Lin Quan, who took over the command of the team, seemed unhurried.

He passed the ball calmly on the field, ran the ball, received the ball and passed the ball.

Under his combing, City's forward pitch was back in flowing motion, while Aston Villa's pressing had no effect.

This kind of pressing is very physically exhausting, and once they fail to press, it will have a blow to their morale and motivation.

So, unless it's the kind of team that often plays high pressing, it's hard for other teams to last long.

Sure enough, after seeing that the pressing was ineffective, the players of Aston Villa, who were too physically exhausted, quickly abandoned this tactic and began to shrink the defence, intending to defend to hold on to the victory.

But how could Manchester City possibly let them get their way?

At the moment when the opponent stopped pressing, Lin Quan made an offensive gesture at his teammates, and then quickly increased the pace of the game.

The ball began to pass at the feet of the City players, just as they had just done when they were pressed by the opposition.

The Villa fans in the stands looked very disdainful, there is only so much time left for the game, what is the use of you not attacking and just passing the ball here?

Can you just pass the ball to your own team?

However, they soon stopped laughing.

Under Lin Quan's response, organization and passing, Manchester City's pass was passed and passed to the vicinity of Aston Villa's penalty area.

When the ball returned to Lin Quan's feet again, he had already observed the gaps in the opponent's defense.

Now is the time!

Taking advantage of the opposition defender's position, he sent a deadly through ball.

Aguero also almost at the moment of his pass, suddenly stepped forward and entered the penalty area to receive Lin Quan's pass.

The man arrives, the ball arrives!

Bang!

With a bang, Sergio Aguero blasted a shot into the Aston Villa goal from less than 10 yards out.

The score became 3-3 and City equalised.

At this time, it was less than 10 minutes before the two of them played!

If you count stoppage time, there are almost ten minutes left in the game!

With City's attacking power, it's entirely possible that they will score another goal!

After the goal, Sergio Aguero did not choose to celebrate, but immediately rushed into the net and ran back to the centre circle with the ball in his arms.

Lin Quan also returned to the tee point almost at the same time as he arrived in the center circle.

The two tacitly looked at each other's goals at the same time, and almost at the same time, looked at each other and smiled.

It's all in plain sight!

Seeing the Manchester City players racing against time and attacking, the Aston Villa players smelled death!

The opponent just scored this goal, they were completely out of temper, and they didn't even know how to defend themselves.

The ball rolls around in front of them, and it is not appropriate to mark the ball or the person.

Every point in the opponent's front court has the ability to finish, and missing any point could result in conceding the ball.

And the guy in the No. 10 jersey on the other side's new game is really amazing.

His passes are unguarded, his movement is erratic, his position is unpredetermined.

To defend a player like that, you have to rely on the bag, you have to rely on the physical confrontation.

On the sidelines, the Aston Villa manager also thought of this idea, so he gestured to his players and asked them to foul them.

Even if it is a card, at this time you must stop the opponent's attack.

The victory may not be won, but a draw, no way to defend it.

So, after the game restarted, Aston Villa's players not only forced Lin Quan to be packed and forced by many people, but also often fouled him and prevented him from passing and receiving the ball smoothly.

Seeing this tactic of the opponent, Lin Quan immediately retreated his position and retreated to the side of his own back.

He doesn't have to play in the front pitch to organise the attack, when he was at Barcelona, he first played in the back.

So in the position of the back midfield, Lin Quan can also help the team complete the attack.

After Lin Quan retreated, Aston Villa's bag was a bit out of order. 、

They are a bit out of touch with Aston Villa's overall formation, and Lin Quan has so many teammates around him that they simply can't cut off all the passing lanes.

On the contrary, because they were taken away by Lin Quan, it led to a hole in Aston Villa's backline.

Such a loophole, in front of a top passing master, is fatal!

In the 89th minute of the game, Lin Quan used the cover of his teammates to get rid of the opponent's pressing, and saw a defensive gap on the right side of the opponent's formation.

He got up decisively and sent a pinpoint long ball to find Keylor Navas on the wing.

After Navas received the ball, the empty space in front of him was almost able to run!

He didn't waste Lin Quan's wonderful pass, and quickly cut inside with the ball.

The entire Aston Villa backline was drawn to him and almost rushed towards him.

Keylor Navas faked a real pass, made a shot and then suddenly passed the ball to a teammate in the middle.

Sergio Aguero appeared on the edge of the box, burst into the box as he received the ball, and slotted home to shoot before a defender could interfere.

It's a lore!

Manchester City came back again with the clock in the 90th minute.

Villa Park fell silent, with only a handful of visitors who were travelling with the team reacting and celebrating wildly.

On the field, after witnessing Lin Quan using two passes in the front and back courts to help the team equalize or even reverse the score at close range, Yaya Toure was completely convinced.

It turns out that this is the right way to attack.

PS: Everyone doesn't seem to be satisfied with the content of the previous chapter, I asked the protagonist to sign a contract with Anta mainly because of a domestic feeling, but the 13-year-old Anta is indeed too weak, and there are no professional football boots, which is indeed my negligence.

Therefore, according to everyone's opinions, the previous chapter was revised on a large scale, and the sponsor was changed from Anta to Nike. Thank you for your support, and on the last day of today, ask for a monthly pass!

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